My daughter Shannon has been visiting this week. She has the colors of chocolate brown, lime green and turquoise in her home. Originally we were going to make her a magnet board with one of the plaques, but when the project was finished she thought she might use it in a different way.
As you will remember several plaques were purchased at Hobby Lobby for $2 each (90% off) to repurpose in various ways. Shannon used one of these plaques for her project...
She started by spray painting her plaque with a gray primer...
and then used Krylon (indoor/outdoor) spray paint in "Bahama Sea" -- purchased at WalMart for $2. I love the color of this paint. It's a fabulous turquoise blue that she's used on several projects in her home. Just beautiful! (This photo was taken right after the paint was applied before it dried. It dries darker than in the photo below.)
Next we found a piece of Amy Butler scrapbook paper (sold in packages at Hobby Lobby) and she Mod Podged that onto the center of the plaque.
A date with a paint brush and Ralph Lauren came next...
Shannon will probably use this as a "framed print" in a grouping with a lime green ceramic vase and other objects on the top of her kitchen cabinets.
I love how it turned out...
This colorful, contemporary version is so much better than the original piece!
